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  • Majjhima Nikāya 6Middle Discourses 6

ĀkaṅkheyyasuttaIf One Would Wish

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
evaṁ me → evamme (th) | evaṁ me → evam-me (pts)
I have heard
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:There he addressed the monks, “bhikkhavo”ti.
bhikkhavoti → bhikkhavo ti (pts)
“Monks!”

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
bhadanteti → bhadante ti (pts)
“Yes, lord,” the monks responded to him.
Bhagavā etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad-avoca (pts)
The Blessed One said:

“Sampannasīlā, bhikkhave, viharatha sampannapātimokkhā; pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvutā viharatha ācāragocarasampannā aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvino; samādāya sikkhatha sikkhāpadesu.
bhayadassāvino → bhayadassāvī (bj, pts)
“Monks, dwell consummate in virtue, consummate in terms of the Pāṭimokkha. Dwell restrained in accordance with the Pāṭimokkha, consummate in your behavior & sphere of activity. Train yourselves, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest faults.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘sabrahmacārīnaṁ piyo ca assaṁ manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā’ti → manāpo garu bhāvanīyo cāti (bj, pts1ed) | ca assaṁ → cassaṁ (bj) | ca → (bj, pts) | cā’ti → manāpo garubhāvaniyo cāti (cck: sī.) | ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto → ajjhattañcetosamathamanuyutto (th) | sīlesvevassa → sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | cetosamathamanuyutto → cetosamatham-anuyutto (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I be dear & pleasing to my companions in the holy life, respected by & inspiring to them,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘lābhī assaṁ cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānan’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānanti → cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānanti (bjt, th) | ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto → ajjhattañcetosamathamanuyutto (th) | cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānanti sīlesvevassa → cīvara-piṇḍapāta-senāsana-gilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānan-ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | cetosamathamanuyutto → cetosamatham-anuyutto (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I be someone who receives robes, alms food, lodgings, & medicinal requisites for curing the sick,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘yesāhaṁ cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ paribhuñjāmi tesaṁ te kārā mahapphalā assu mahānisaṁsā’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ → cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsana gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ (my) | cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ → cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ (bjt, th) | tesaṁ te → tesante (th) | ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto → ajjhattañcetosamathamanuyutto (th) | cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ → cīvarapiṇḍapāta-senāsana-gilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ (pts) | mahānisaṁsāti sīlesvevassa → mahānisaṁsā ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘Whatever I use or consume in terms of robes, alms food, lodgings, & medical requisites for curing the sick, may that be of great fruit, of great benefit to those who provided them,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘ye maṁ ñātī sālohitā petā kālaṅkatā pasannacittā anussaranti tesaṁ taṁ mahapphalaṁ assa mahānisaṁsan’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
kālaṅkatā → kālakatā (bj, sya-all, pts1ed) | maṁ ñātī sālohitā → me ñātisālohitā (bj, sya-all, pts) | kālaṅkatā → kālakatā (pts) | maṁ → ye me (cck: sī. syā.) | kālaṅkatā → kālakatā (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | tesaṁ taṁ → tesantaṁ (th) | ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto → ajjhattañcetosamathamanuyutto (th) | mahānisaṁsanti sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato → mahānisaṁsan-ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘When my kinsmen & relatives who have died & passed away recollect me with brightened minds, may it be of great fruit, of great benefit,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘aratiratisaho assaṁ, na ca maṁ arati saheyya, uppannaṁ aratiṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyyan’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
vihareyyanti sīlesvevassa → vihareyyan-ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I overcome displeasure & delight, and not be overcome by displeasure & delight. May I dwell conquering again & again any displeasure & delight that has arisen,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘bhayabheravasaho assaṁ, na ca maṁ bhayabheravaṁ saheyya, uppannaṁ bhayabheravaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyyan’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
vihareyyanti sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → vihareyyan-ti sīlesv-ev assa paripūrakāri pe-b s (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I overcome fear & dread, and not be overcome by fear & dread. May I dwell conquering again & again any fear & dread that have arisen,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘catunnaṁ jhānānaṁ ābhicetasikānaṁ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ nikāmalābhī assaṁ akicchalābhī akasiralābhī’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
ābhicetasikānaṁ → abhicetasikānaṁ (bj: katthaci) | akasiralābhīti sīlesvevassa → akasiralābhī ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → b s (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I attain—whenever I want, without strain, without difficulty—the four jhānas that are heightened mental states, pleasant abidings in the here & now,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘ye te santā vimokkhā atikkamma rūpe āruppā, te kāyena phusitvā vihareyyan’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
phusitvā → phassitvā (bj, pts) | vimokkhā → vimokhā (bj: PTS) | phassitvā → phusitvā (bj: machasaṁ, syā) | phusitvā vihareyyanti sīlesvevassa → phassitvā vihareyyan-ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → b s (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I dwell touching with the body those liberations that are peaceful, formless, transcending forms,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā sotāpanno assaṁ avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
sambodhiparāyaṇoti → sambodhiparāyanoti (sya-all) | sambodhiparāyaṇoti sīlesvevassa → sambodhiparāyano ti sīlesvev assa (pts) | sambodhiparāyaṇoti sīlesvevassa → sambodhiparāyano ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → b s (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I—with the ending of (the first) three fetters—be a stream-winner, certain, never again destined for the lower realms, headed for self-awakening,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā rāgadosamohānaṁ tanuttā sakadāgāmī assaṁ sakideva imaṁ lokaṁ āgantvā dukkhassantaṁ kareyyan’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
+ → ajjhattañcetosamathamanuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato (th) | dukkhassantaṁ kareyyanti sīlesvevassa → dukkhass antaṁ kareyyan-ti sīlesvev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → b s (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I—with the ending of (the first) three fetters, and with the attenuation of passion, aversion, & delusion—be a once-returner, who, on returning only once more to this world, would make an ending to stress,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko assaṁ tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
tattha parinibbāyī → tatthaparinibbāyī (pts) | lokāti sīlesvevassa → lokā ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → b s (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I—with the ending of the five lower fetters, be one who is due to arise spontaneously (in the Pure Abodes), there to be totally unbound, destined never again to return from that world,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhaveyyaṁ—ekopi hutvā bahudhā assaṁ, bahudhāpi hutvā eko assaṁ; āvibhāvaṁ tirobhāvaṁ; tirokuṭṭaṁ tiropākāraṁ tiropabbataṁ asajjamāno gaccheyyaṁ, seyyathāpi ākāse; pathaviyāpi ummujjanimujjaṁ kareyyaṁ, seyyathāpi udake; udakepi abhijjamāne gaccheyyaṁ, seyyathāpi pathaviyaṁ; ākāsepi pallaṅkena kameyyaṁ, seyyathāpi pakkhī sakuṇo; imepi candimasūriye evaṁmahiddhike evaṁmahānubhāve pāṇinā parāmaseyyaṁ parimajjeyyaṁ; yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteyyan’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
tirokuṭṭaṁ → tirokuḍḍaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | pathaviyāpi → paṭhaviyāpi (bj, pts) | pathaviyaṁ → paṭhaviyaṁ (bj, sya-all) | candimasūriye → candimasuriye (bj, sya-all) | evaṁmahānubhāve → mahānubhāve (bj) | parāmaseyyaṁ → parimaseyyaṁ (bj, pts) | pathaviyāpi ummujjanimujjaṁ → paṭhaviyāpi ummujjanimmujjaṁ (sya-all) | ummujjanimujjaṁ → ummujjanimmujjaṁ (bj: syā) | abhijjamāne → abhijjamāno (bj: machasaṁ) | parimaseyyaṁ → parāmasseyyaṁ (bj: machasaṁ, syā) | abhijjamāne → abhijjamāno (sya-all: sī.) | parāmaseyyaṁ → parimaseyyaṁ (sya-all note) | ekopi → eko pi (pts) | bahudhāpi → bahudhā pi (pts) | seyyathāpi → seyyathā pi (pts) | pathaviyāpi → paṭhaviyā pi (pts) | seyyathāpi → seyyathā pi udake (pts) | udakepi → pi (pts) | seyyathāpi pathaviyaṁ ākāsepi → seyyathā pi paṭhaviyaṁ ākāse pi (pts) | imepi candimasūriye evaṁmahiddhike evaṁmahānubhāve → ime pi candimasuriye evaṁ mahiddhike evaṁ mahānubhāve (pts) | brahmalokāpi → brahmalokā pi (pts) | vatteyyanti sīlesvevassa → vatteyyan-ti sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → b s (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I wield manifold supranormal powers. Having been one, may I become many; having been many, may I become one. May I appear & vanish. May I go unimpeded through walls, ramparts, & mountains as if through space. May I dive in & out of the earth as if it were water. May I walk on water without sinking as if it were dry land. Sitting cross-legged, may I fly through the air like a winged bird. With my hand may I touch & stroke even the sun and moon, so mighty and powerful. May I influence with my body even as far as the Brahmā worlds,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘dibbāya sotadhātuyā visuddhāya atikkantamānusikāya ubho sadde suṇeyyaṁ—dibbe ca mānuse ca ye dūre santike cā’ti, sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
atikkantamānusikāya → attikkantamānusikāya (bj: machasaṁ, syā, PTS) | sīlesvevassa → sīlesvev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → b s (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I hear—by means of the divine ear-element, purified and surpassing the human—both kinds of sounds: divine and human, whether near or far,’ then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajāneyyaṁ—
pajāneyyaṁ → jāneyyaṁ (sya-all)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I know the awareness of other beings, other individuals, having encompassed it with my own awareness.
sarāgaṁ vā cittaṁ sarāgaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ,
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
May I discern a mind with passion as “a mind with passion,”
vītarāgaṁ vā cittaṁ vītarāgaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ;
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
and a mind without passion as “a mind without passion.”
sadosaṁ vā cittaṁ sadosaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ,
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
May I discern a mind with aversion as “a mind with aversion,”
vītadosaṁ vā cittaṁ vītadosaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ;
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
and a mind without aversion as “a mind without aversion.”
samohaṁ vā cittaṁ samohaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ,
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
May I discern a mind with delusion as “a mind with delusion,”
vītamohaṁ vā cittaṁ vītamohaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ;
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
and a mind without delusion as “a mind without delusion.”
saṅkhittaṁ vā cittaṁ saṅkhittaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ,
saṅkhittaṁ → saṁkhittaṁ (my, ms2005) | cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
May I discern a restricted mind as “a restricted mind,”
vikkhittaṁ vā cittaṁ vikkhittaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ;
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
and a scattered mind as “a scattered mind.”
mahaggataṁ vā cittaṁ mahaggataṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ,
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
May I discern an enlarged mind as “an enlarged mind,”
amahaggataṁ vā cittaṁ amahaggataṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ;
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
and an unenlarged mind as “an unenlarged mind.”
sauttaraṁ vā cittaṁ sauttaraṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ,
sauttaraṁ → sa-uttaraṁ (pts) | sauttaraṁ cittanti → sa-uttaraṁ cittan-ti (pts)
May I discern an excelled mind [one that is not at the most excellent level] as “an excelled mind,”
anuttaraṁ vā cittaṁ anuttaraṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ;
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
and an unexcelled mind as “an unexcelled mind.”
samāhitaṁ vā cittaṁ samāhitaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ,
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
May I discern a concentrated mind as “a concentrated mind,”
asamāhitaṁ vā cittaṁ asamāhitaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ;
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
and an unconcentrated mind as “an unconcentrated mind.”
vimuttaṁ vā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ cittanti pajāneyyaṁ,
cittanti → cittan-ti (pts)
May I discern a released mind as “a released mind,”
avimuttaṁ vā cittaṁ avimuttaṁ cittanti pajāneyyan’ti,
cittanti pajāneyyanti → cittan-ti pajāneyyan-ti (pts)
and an unreleased mind as “an unreleased mind,”’
sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
sīlesvevassa → sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → pe-b s (pts)
then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussareyyaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo tissopi jātiyo catassopi jātiyo pañcapi jātiyo dasapi jātiyo vīsampi jātiyo tiṁsampi jātiyo cattālīsampi jātiyo paññāsampi jātiyo jātisatampi jātisahassampi jāti satasahassampi anekepi saṁvaṭṭakappe anekepi vivaṭṭakappe anekepi saṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe—amutrāsiṁ evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto evaṁvaṇṇo evamāhāro evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī evamāyupariyanto, so tato cuto amutra udapādiṁ; tatrāpāsiṁ evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto evaṁvaṇṇo evamāhāro evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī evamāyupariyanto, so tato cuto idhūpapannoti. Iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussareyyan’ti,
vīsampi → vīsatimpi (bj, pts) | udapādiṁ → uppādiṁ (bj) | cattālīsampi → cattāḷīsampi (sya-all, pts) | uppādiṁ → udapādiṁ (bj: machasaṁ, syā, PTS) | udapādiṁ → uppādiṁ (sya-all: sī.) | evaṅgotto → evaṁgotto (my, th, ms2005, pts) | jāti satasahassampi → jātisatasahassampi (bjt, th) | evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto → evannāmo evaṁgotto (bjt) | evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī → evaṁsukhadukkhapaṭisaṁvedī (bjt) | seyyathidaṁ → seyyathīdaṁ (th) | evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī evamāyupariyanto → evaṁ sukhadukkhapaṭisaṁvedī evaṁmāyupariyanto (th) | evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī → evaṁ sukhadukkhapaṭisaṁvedī (th, pts) | seyyathidaṁ ekampi → seyyathīdaṁ ekam-pi (pts) | dvepi → dve pi (pts) | tissopi → tisso pi (pts) | catassopi → catasso pi (pts) | pañcapi → pañca pi (pts) | dasapi → dasa pi (pts) | vīsampi → vīsatim-pi (pts) | tiṁsampi → tiṁsam-pi (pts) | paññāsampi → paññāsam-pi (pts) | jātisatampi jātisahassampi jāti satasahassampi anekepi → jātisatam-pi jātisahassam-pi jātisatasahassam-pi aneke pi (pts) | anekepi → aneke pi (pts) | amutrāsiṁ → amutr āsiṁ (pts) | tatrāpāsiṁ → tatrāp āsiṁ (pts) | idhūpapannoti → idhūpapanno ti (pts) | sauddesaṁ → sa-uddesaṁ (pts) | anussareyyanti → anussareyyan-ti (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I recollect my manifold past lives, i.e., one birth, two births, three births, four, five, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, one hundred, one thousand, one hundred thousand, many eons of cosmic contraction, many eons of cosmic expansion, many eons of cosmic contraction & expansion, (recollecting,) ‘There I had such a name, belonged to such a clan, had such an appearance. Such was my food, such my experience of pleasure & pain, such the end of my life. Passing away from that state, I re-arose there. There too I had such a name, belonged to such a clan, had such an appearance. Such was my food, such my experience of pleasure & pain, such the end of my life. Passing away from that state, I re-arose here.’ Thus may I recollect my manifold past lives in their modes & details,’
sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī …pe… brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
sīlesvevassa → sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ → b s (pts)
then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passeyyaṁ cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajāneyyaṁ—ime vata bhonto sattā kāyaduccaritena samannāgatā vacīduccaritena samannāgatā manoduccaritena samannāgatā ariyānaṁ upavādakā micchādiṭṭhikā micchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannā; ime vā pana bhonto sattā kāyasucaritena samannāgatā vacīsucaritena samannāgatā manosucaritena samannāgatā ariyānaṁ anupavādakā sammādiṭṭhikā sammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannāti, iti dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passeyyaṁ cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajāneyyan’ti,
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ maraṇā → param-maraṇā (pts) | duggatiṁ → duggatim (pts) | upapannāti → upapannā ti (pts) | pajāneyyanti → pajāneyyan-ti (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I see—by means of the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human—beings passing away and re-appearing, and may I discern how they are inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, fortunate and unfortunate in accordance with their kamma: ‘These beings—who were endowed with bad conduct of body, speech, and mind, who reviled the noble ones, held wrong views and undertook actions under the influence of wrong views—with the break-up of the body, after death, have re-appeared in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell. But these beings—who were endowed with good conduct of body, speech, and mind, who did not revile the noble ones, who held right views and undertook actions under the influence of right views—with the break-up of the body, after death, have re-appeared in a good destination, a heavenly world.’ Thus—by means of the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human—may I see beings passing away and re-appearing, and may I discern how they are inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, fortunate and unfortunate in accordance with their kamma,’
sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto → ajjhattañcetosamathamanuyutto (th) | sīlesvevassa → sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | cetosamathamanuyutto → cetosamatham-anuyutto (pts)
then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

Ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu: ‘āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,
abhiññā → abhiññāya (pts) | abhiññā → abhiññāya (bj: PTS) | diṭṭheva dhamme → diṭṭhevadhamme (my) | diṭṭheva → diṭṭhe va (pts)
“If a monk would wish, ‘May I—with the ending of effluents—remain in the effluent-free awareness-release & discernment-release, having directly known & realized them for myself right in the here & now,’
sīlesvevassa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ.
ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyutto → ajjhattañcetosamathamanuyutto (th) | sīlesvevassa → sīlesv-ev assa (pts) | cetosamathamanuyutto → cetosamatham-anuyutto (pts)
then he should be one who brings the precepts to perfection, who is committed to inner tranquility of awareness, who doesn’t neglect jhāna, who is endowed with insight, and who frequents empty dwellings.

‘Sampannasīlā, bhikkhave, viharatha sampannapātimokkhā; pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvutā viharatha ācāragocarasampannā aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvino; samādāya sikkhatha sikkhāpadesū’ti—
bhayadassāvino → bhayadassāvī (bj, sya-all, pts) | sikkhatha → sikkhathā (pts)
“‘Monks, dwell consummate in virtue, consummate in terms of the Pāṭimokkha. Dwell restrained in accordance with the Pāṭimokkha, consummate in your behavior & sphere of activity. Train yourselves, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest faults.’
iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ idametaṁ paṭicca vuttan”ti.
yaṁ taṁ → yantaṁ (bjt, th) | yaṁ taṁ → yan-taṁ (pts) | idametaṁ → idam-etaṁ (pts) | vuttanti → vuttan-ti (pts)
Thus was it said. And in reference to this was it said.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.
idamavoca → idam-avoca (pts)
That is what the Blessed One said.
Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.
abhinandunti → abhinandun ti (pts)
Gratified, the monks delighted in the Blessed One’s words.

Ākaṅkheyyasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.

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